The woman orders her minion to attack Triton and the guards, shouting, "Eliminate them all!" The minion rushes towards the guards, completely disregarding Triton, and begins attacking them from behind. Despite the guards' attempts to defend themselves, the minion relentlessly strikes them with its icy weapon. However, Triton manages to block the minion's attack, protecting himself.

Triton faced the minion, observing his men as they recovered from their injuries. Disgust filled his face as he turned his attention back to the swirling water spiral typhoon-like body of the minion. The glowing red specks for eyes and the bluish-green color of the water forming its arms and body caught his attention. The minion's coral armor, coral-like mace in its left arm, and shell-like shield on its right side added to its menacing appearance as the water swirled with fury.

The minion observes Triton intently as Triton tightly holds his trident and inquires, "So I assume you won't budge from the way?" The woman laughs maniacally and declares, "Oh, I'll move. I'll move straight to the refuge camp you abandoned and destroy it." Triton aims his trident at the woman and clicks his tongue in annoyance, "You won't proceed any further!" The woman laughs maliciously and conjures bubbles that trap Triton's guards, taunting, "You and what army?"

Triton's face twisted in disgust as he turned around to witness his men being taken captive by the woman. A wicked grin spread across the woman's face as she taunted, "It's too late now. You abandoned those innocent people to strangers, you have failed in your duty." Triton barked at her to be silent. The henchman lunged at Triton, swinging his club, but Triton anticipated the attack and deflected it with his shield. The impact of the club against the shield produced a loud metallic thud. Triton retaliated by pushing the henchman away with his shield, causing him to stumble backward. Despite the shield strike, the henchman quickly regained his balance and counterattacked with another swing of his club towards Triton's shield.

The impact of the club sends Triton stumbling backward, causing him to lose his balance. After regaining his footing, he thrusts his trident at the minion, only for the Minion to deflect the attack and twist it back, resulting in Triton's arm being forced in the opposite direction. With a groan of pain, Triton releases his trident. Seizing the opportunity, the minion delivers another blow to Triton, uppercutting him with the club. Despite Triton's attempt to block with his shield, the force of the attack causes him to take the hit, sending his shield flying as he crashes to the ground. The minion then strikes Triton on the head, rendering him unconscious.

With a smug expression, the woman gazed down at Triton and chuckled, placing her hand over her mouth. A wicked glint shone in her eye as she conjured a bubble around him, ensnaring and confining him. "You couldn't even defend yourself, let alone your princess," she taunted. "Now you and your men will make a splendid gift for my beloved Aqilus." She ordered the bubbles containing Triton and the guards to head to the castle, and they obediently floated away.

As the bubbles carried Triton and his men to the castle, the woman proceeded to the whereabouts of the civilians. In the vicinity where the city's residents were sheltering, Kittienia was diligently assisting the people, while Asukem engaged in conversations and aided the elders in gathering information about Aqilus and the tales surrounding the witch. Meanwhile, three siren children dashed off to play tag outside the safety zone, bringing laughter, joy, and happiness to the area as they played carefree.

The Minion observed the children intently, resembling a shadowy figure in the darkness. The lively atmosphere abruptly ceased as the children gazed at the Minion, paralyzed with fear. Suddenly, the Minion sprinted towards them with the speed of a crashing wave, brandishing its club menacingly. Swinging wildly, it narrowly missed one child who evaded the attack skillfully. The children fled in panic, their cries echoing through the air. Another swing, another miss as the child narrowly escaped. The sounds of distress and fear reached Kittienia and Asukem, prompting Kittienia to rush towards the commotion, hoping that the children were safe.

Kittienia encountered the children, who screamed in terror as the minion pursued them closely. While two of the children were faster, the minion targeted the slower child, striking with its club and knocking them down with a strong gust of wind. The child let out a horrified scream as the minion prepared to deliver the final blow. Acting swiftly, Kittienia charged forward, leaping into the air and delivering two powerful kicks to the minion's coral-like armor. The minion absorbed the hits, prompting Kittienia to somersault off its armor and land gracefully on her feet. She then followed up with a forceful punch to the coral-like armor, causing it to crack and the minion to burst into a puddle of water. The minion's club, shield, and armor dropped to the ground with a heavy thud.

After the minion's defeat, the woman revealed her true form as a witch. The abandoned child sprang to their feet and ran towards safety, shouting, "The witch is coming! The witch is coming! She's going to devour us all!" Asukem observed the panicked children fleeing and heard their cries of fear, prompting him to swiftly take action to protect the city's inhabitants, knowing the witch's reputation for power and danger.

As Asukem rushed forward, he witnessed kittienia standing face-to-face with the witch. The tales of her terrifying appearance were indeed accurate, sending a shiver down Asukem's spine. Despite his shock, kittienia stood firm, prepared to confront the witch. Her skin was a sickly shade of pale blue, resembling that of a drowned body. Her hollow black eyes and water-damaged, stringy black hair added to her eerie appearance. The witch appeared malnourished, with small shark-like teeth and fin-like ears. She was dressed in tattered rags, barefoot, and ready for battle.

Kittienia finally realized Asukem was there, but before he could aid her in the fight she called out, "Asukem let me handle this, cursed woman!" Asukem with an expression of concern but also pride asks, "You sure?" The witch cackles in madness as it echoes throughout the sea, causing the people of the city to get shivers down their spine, but kittienia and asukem just shake it off. As the witch says with malice, "You think you can beat me? I have reasons to fight, what do you have? I have already captured those silly royal guards, I destroy you and your little wolf demon man over there."

Asukem laughs off her threat, appearing nonchalant. He makes an effort to stifle his amusement and says, "Alright, Kittienia. You can handle it. I'll go rescue the guards, maybe we'll find our new companion there." Asukem discreetly hides Aquatina's return and readiness to battle the enemy. He confidently walks past Kittienia and the witch, showing no signs of fear, but observing her closely like a hawk.